Open Source Atom Alternatives

The best open source alternative to Atom is Notepad++. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Atom and loads of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Atom are Vim, VSCodium, Neovim and Geany.

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Atom

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Text Editor
Free Personal • Open Source

Atom is an open-source, Electron based text editor with a massive ecosystem of plugins and themes that are easily accessible through a built-in package manager. Being built with Electron, it uses web...

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Atom alternatives page was last updated Mar 24, 2023

TEXTREME
TEXTREME is a lively, animated text editor with the feel of a retro videogame complete with sounds and game-like visual effects. The screen shakes as you type while particle effects decorate new characters.
103 TEXTREME alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
TEXTREME Features
Text editing
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ATPad
ATPad is a simple Notepad replacement written in pure C and Windows API. Keeping simplicity of Notepad it provides many additional features. 90kb UPX repacked.
191 ATPad alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Windows
- PortableApps.com
- The Portable Freeware Collection
+5
ATPad Features
1. Dark Mode
2. Lightweight
3. Portable
4. Send to email
5. Code Completion
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Code
Code (formerly known as Scratch) is an advanced text editor built for and bundled with elementary OS. A very intuitive interface keeps complex functionality like Vim emulation, Git and terminal integration accessible but out of the way while...
45 Code alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Linux
Code Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
2. Lightweight
3. Support for scripting
4. Syntax Highlighting
5. Tabbed interface
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Doom Emacs
Doom is a configuration framework for GNU Emacs tailored for Emacs bankruptcy veterans who want less framework in their frameworks and the performance of a hand rolled config (or better). It can be a foundation for your own config or a resource for Emacs enthusiasts to learn...
33 Doom Emacs alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Text Editor
- IDE
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Doom Emacs Features
1. Optimal performance
2. Vim key mapping
3. Distribution
4. Extensive customisability
5. EMACS
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Devpad
Notepad-like VB.Net multi-tab source code editor for Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 that supports ASM, ASP.Net, Boo, C#, C++, CSS, HTML, INI, Java, JavaScript, Lua, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, SQL, VB.Net, XML and plain text files.
171 Devpad alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Windows
Devpad Features
Syntax Highlighting
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Eric
Eric is a full-featured IDE (Integrated Development Environment) for Python and Ruby, This is one of the best options for programming in Python.
44 Eric alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- IDE
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Eric Features
Ruby
Python IDE
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+7
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Text
Text.app is a simple text editor for Chrome OS and Chrome. It's fast, lets you open multiple files at once, has syntax highlighting, and saves to Google Drive on Chrome OS.
100 Text alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Windows
- Online
- Chrome OS
- Google Chrome
Text Features
Works Offline
Syntax Highlighting
Google Drive integration
Sync with Dropbox
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